Finally got an E30.

[mazur]

If some of you were wondering why I was asking about s50 swap info before even owning an E30, it's because I let a friend of mine drive my E36 M3 and he drove it a small cliff and flipped it.

So I decided after that incident, that I'll buy an E30. I decided on this because I figured the performance I could get out of an E30 would surpass what my M3 once was at a cheaper cost. And since I'm a college student, cheaper is better;-) .

So I just bought one from a forum member here. It was my first time in an E30 and I was pleasantly surprised on how well it handled with just sport spring/shocks and how quick it was. Got me thinking how crazy a cam'd S50 is going to be, especially with the 3.73 diff. (3.15 in my M3)

I'll be taking it to PIR next weekend to give it a true test8)

Well, here's my car before and after the crash and my new E30. (Previous owner is having the front lip re-painted, hence why it's missing)

[e30frosh]

Glad your okay. Hope the e30 doesn't meet the same demise.

[mazur]

Glad your okay. Hope the e30 doesn't meet the same demise.

I will be the sole driver of this car. Seriously, no one can be trusted these days. You'd think a married 26 year old would be more conservative, especially one with no track experience.:roll:

[schmidty]

wow...that hardcore sucks about the e36!! Good lookin e30 though :p

[wRek]

I hope you slapped the shit out of your friend.

Nice e30, though. Get an 'is' front lip. ;)

[magoo_lc1]

Nice ride. I think my search for a clean car with a manual will take awhile.

[e30sd]

that car was from pac-northwest somewhere? nice find. wait till you have some fun.

[Ben Carufel]

Nice car. Get some sticky rubber for it and some EVO hood seals to seal up that CF hood real nice like.

[mazur]

I hope you slapped the shit out of your friend.

Nice e30, though. Get an 'is' front lip. ;)

The previous owner is getting it re-painted and will ship it out to me.

that car was from pac-northwest somewhere? nice find. wait till you have some fun.

Sacramento....Thanks, I will.

Nice car. Get some sticky rubber for it and some EVO hood seals to seal up that CF hood real nice like.

Don't worry, I'm planning on getting a set of track wheels and run 245 RA-1's all around. Not sure what I want to rock on the street yet, though. Something with a lip and gold/bronze center.:)

I'll look into the hood seals. Is there any other advantage to this other then keeping water/dirt out?

[Jean]

wow, glad you guys are OK!

I will be the sole driver of this car. Seriously, no one can be trusted these days. You'd think a married 26 year old would be more conservative, especially one with no track experience.:roll:

That must be it though, no track experience :D

[Widm3r]

Wow, that was a really nice m3, im sorry that your e36 was r3ved.

A cam'd s50 will be a very nice setup in a e30.

[325Projectz]

Who's m3 was that?

Are you putting that s50 in your e30?

Hope to see it around sometime.

[mazur]

Who's m3 was that?

Are you putting that s50 in your e30?

Hope to see it around sometime.

Haha..didn't read the post I guess. My M3 and yes, I'm swapping in the S50.

[325Projectz]

Hahah, pnwed. I thought it said friends m3.

Good stuff. Sucks to hear about the car though.

[Ben Carufel]

Not sure what I want to rock on the street yet, though. Something with a lip and gold/bronze center.:)

I might have some 16" x 7" Konig Remembers (BBS RS replicas), polished lips with gold centers, available in a few weeks.

I'll look into the hood seals. Is there any other advantage to this other then keeping water/dirt out?

To the best of my knowledge, they seal off all airflow out/in the sides of the hood, improving the car's aerodynamics a teensy bit.

Might also help keep the hood (especially a thin CF hood) from bending at high speeds, but I'm no physicist.